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- Title
Infection With Transmissible Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Clinical Outcomes in Adults With Cystic Fibrosis.
- Authors
Aaron, Shawn D.; Vandemheen, Katherine L.; Ramotar, Karam; Giesbrecht-Lewis, Tracy; Tullis, Elizabeth; Freitag, Andreas; Paterson, Nigel; Jackson, Mary; Lougheed, M. Diane; Dowson, Christopher; Kumar, Vijay; Ferris, Wendy; Chan, Francis; Doucette, Steve; Fergusson, Dean
- Abstract
The article focuses on a study which determined the prevalence and incidence of infection with transmissible strains of Pseudomonas (P) aeruginosa and whether presence of the organics was associated with adverse clinical outcome in Canada. Sputum of study participants were collected at baseline, 3 months, and yearly thereafter for 3 years. The retrieved P aeruginosa isolates were genotyped by the researchers. Study results indicated that a common strain of P aeruginosa infects patients with cystic fibrosis in Canada and Great Britain.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CANADA; PSEUDOMONAS aeruginosa infections; PSEUDOMONAS diseases; HEALTH outcome assessment; SPUTUM; CYSTIC fibrosis
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2010, Vol 304, Issue 19, p2145
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2010.1665